A forest monastery on the Georgian border above Privolnoye.
Remote and rarely visited; worth it for walkers with a car or a long day on foot.
Good to know
- Border zone — carry your passport.
Read more: Wikipedia: Khuchap Monastery
Getting there
266 m below the nearest stretch of the Shulaveri, 1.9 km away.
No mapped road reaches it: the nearest road is about 1.0 km away, so plan to walk the last stretch.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 115.1 km | 2 h 12 min |
| Alaverdi | 68.7 km | 1 h 23 min |
| Stepanavan | 109.3 km | 2 h 03 min |
| Yerevan | 237.8 km | 4 h 03 min |
| Tbilisi | 93.3 km | 1 h 50 min |
Contact
Details
- Type
- Church
- Where
- 6.1 km from Jiliza (straight line)
- Elevation
- 1,138 m
- Built
- medieval
- Denomination
- Armenian apostolic
Light
Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.
Photos taken nearby
From Wikimedia Commons, within 1 km. Click a photo for its author and licence.
Weather at Khuchap Monastery
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Sights nearby
- ChakhalaberdCastle 7.9 km 106 m lower
Nature nearby
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.